Open CRGIS
AskReGIS
Reading Results
Finding National Register Nominations
Locating Topo Maps
Using Pre-Contact Probability Model
Wellsboro, Tioga County
Walt Disney Elementary School, Tullytown, Bucks County
(National Register Listed – Keynumber 141976)
GG1 Locomotive "Blackjack," Pennsylvania Railroad Museum, Strasburg, Lancaster County
Archaeological excavations at the Dyottville Glass Works, Philadelphia
(National Register Eligible - Site 36PH0037)
Loleta Recreation Area Historic District, Allegheny National Forest, Elk County
(National Register Eligible – Keynumber 102404)
Shofuso, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
(Contributing resource in National Register listed District – Keynumber 001364)
Mother's Memorial, Ashland, Schuylkill County
Welcome to Pennsylvania's Cultural Resources Geographic Information System
Please note the upcoming changes to CRGIS in preparation for the PA-SHARE launch. On January 11, 2021, CRGIS will be moved to "Read-Only" status and will no longer be updated with new historic resources, archaeological sites, surveys or reports. PA-SHARE is expected to launch on February 22, 2021. On March 1, 2021, CRGIS will be taken offline and users redirected to PA-SHARE.
To learn more about PA-SHARE, visit https://www.phmc.pa.gov/PA-SHARE/Pages/default.aspx.
CRGIS is a map-based inventory of the historic and archaeological sites and surveys stored in the files of the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO). The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has been collecting information concerning archaeological sites and historic resources for the greater part of a century. Currently there are 26,824 archaeological sites and 140,424 historic properties in these files. Access to these paper records is free and open to the public by appointment at the SHPO office in Harrisburg. CRGIS is a means of accessing some of these data without a trip to Harrisburg.
CRGIS is a partnership between the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) with financial support from the Federal Highway Administration, the Baltimore District of the United States Army Corp of Engineers, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Contact us at RA-CRGIS@pa.gov
Copyright 2021 © CRGIS.
About CRGIS
CRGIS - Cultural Resources Geographic Information System
A cooperative venture of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
CRGIS is a map-based inventory of the historic and archaeological sites and surveys stored in the files of the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO). The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has been collecting information concerning archaeological sites and historic resources for the greater part of a century.
Access to CRGIS is free. Everyone can view the data. However, map locations for archaeological sites are confidential and are therefore restricted to individuals that meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for an archaeologist.
Public Access – For anyone that does not want an account.
Registered Users – For anyone that already has an account.
New User Registration – For anyone new to the system that would like to create an account. New users who create an account can save their mapping preferences and are added to the mailing list to receive information about updates and mapping unavailability due to maintenance.
It is recommended that the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or Google Chrome be used for the best user experience. CRGIS functions in most other browsers as well.
The CRGIS uses pop-ups to display resource and report data. For these to display properly, your browser's pop-up blocker must be turned off. Internet Explorer and Chrome store this option in different locations. Please review the browser setup directions.
For problems, questions, or general assistance getting started; please contact us at RA-CRGIS@pa.gov
NOTICE: PLEASE READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING OR COPYING. BY SELECTING THE "I ACCEPT" BUTTON BELOW, OR BY DOWNLOADING OR COPYING ANY OF THE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION CONTAINED AT AND WITHIN THIS SITE ("COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY"), YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE.
IF YOU SELECT "I DO NOT ACCEPT," THE DOWNLOAD PROCESS WILL NOT PROCEED. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN, THE ACCESS TO THE PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WILL BE PROHIBITED AND USER WILL NOT HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO DOWNLOAD, COPY, OR ACCESS THIS INFORMATION.
System Description. Cultural Resource Geographic Information System (CRGIS) is an electronic map-based inventory of Pennsylvania's historic and archaeological sites and surveys maintained by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The CRGIS contains information on approximately 20,000 archaeological sites and 113,000 historic properties ("System"). Access to archaeological site information is confidential and only available to cultural resource professionals who meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards with a specialty in prehistoric, historic and/or under water archaeology or geomorphology.
License. You ("User") acknowledge that the information contained within this site shall remain the exclusive intellectual property of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) (collectively the "COMMONWEALTH"). The Commonwealth grants to User a non-exclusive and non-transferable limited license to access the historic properties and survey information ("COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY") contained within the site. Please be advised that the Commonwealth reserves the right to charge a fee for access to Commonwealth Property contained in this System. However, Users will be notified in advance of any such change.
The right to electronically access and display COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY retrieved from the System is subject to the following terms and conditions:
Restrictions. The COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY contains copyrighted material, trade secrets, and other proprietary material owned by the Commonwealth. To protect the Commonwealth, User acknowledges and agrees that the COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY is proprietary and may not be modified, sold, sublicensed, or distributed in any way, and may not be used to create derivative works based upon the COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY. User also agrees that he or she will not decompile, reverse engineer or decode the System, in whole or in part.
User agrees that it will not post or distribute the COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY online in a data warehouse or post the COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY anywhere without the express written permission of the Commonwealth.
User further agrees to guard the COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY with the same diligence with which it guards its own proprietary information.
Except as provided herein, User may not use the COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY or retrieve COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY from the System in any fashion that infringes the copyrights or other interests therein. In addition, USER may not use or intermix COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY with any third party's intellectual property.
User may not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices contained in or retrieved from the System.
User shall cite to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Cultural Resource Geographic Information System (CRGIS) as a source of site information when using data from CRGIS in any publication, report or presentation.
As stated in the Data Quality Statement below, sites viewed in the System may not include precise boundaries because of various sources of mapped data. Therefore, User agrees not to use site boundary information for engineering purposes without field verification.
Access to the System. COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY and features may be added or withdrawn from the System or otherwise changed without notice.
Indemnification. User shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend (if requested) the Commonwealth, PennDOT and the PHMC and all of their officers, agents, employees, from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, losses, damages, actions or fees (including attorneys' fees) of any kind whatever, character, name or description caused by, in connection with, resulting from or arising out of User's access to and use of the System.
No Warranties. The Commonwealth makes no warranties that User's access to use of the COMMONWEALTH PROPERTY will be error free or successful. The Commonwealth makes and User receives no warranty, express or implied, and there are expressly excluded all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Choice of Laws. This license shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and with the intellectual property laws of the United States of America.
Government Rights. It is understood that certain funding may have been provided or used for the development of the System by the Federal government. Accordingly, the rights to Works or Patentable Items of Contractors or subcontractors hereunder will be further subject to government rights as set forth in 37 C.F.R. Section 401, and other applicable statutes.
Miscellaneous. These terms and conditions may be changed from time to time by the COMMONWEALTH and shall become effective immediately upon written or electronic notice to User. User's access may be terminated immediately upon notice to the COMMONWEALTH that the User does not accept the changes. The COMMONWEALTH may also terminate User's access to the System for breach of this Agreement or suspend or discontinue providing access to the System to User without notice and pursue any other remedy legally available to enforce compliance with any of User's obligations hereunder.
Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices and other communications are deemed to have been properly given to User if provided electronically or in writing deposited in the U.S. mail.
The failure of the COMMONWEALTH to enforce any provision hereof shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of the COMMONWEALTH'S right to enforce it at a later time.
The User may not assign his or her rights or delegate use of his or her User ID and password to the System without the prior written consent of the COMMONWEALTH.
DATA QUALITY STATEMENT
Please click to view the Data Quality Statement.
I HEREBY AGREE TO ABIDE BY AND COMPLY WITH ALL TERMS AND CONDITONS SET
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